Game table



J. TAZELAAR GAME TABLE March 24, 1936.

2 Sheet-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 10, 1934 J. TA-ZELAAR.

GAME TABLE March 24,1936.

Filed Dec. 10, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 24,- 1936 i r I GAME TABLE Josiah Tazelaar, Grand Rapids, Mich. Application December 10, 1934, Serial No. 756,713

' 9 Claims. (crews- 42) I This invention relates generally to a game and a leg l1, pivoted at I8, is held in'position against more particularly to a game table upon which the cross member l6 by means of the turnbuckle miniature ten pins may be placed and the game construction .IB which is fastened at one end of ten pins played in a manner similar to that to a brace 20 and at its other or upper end to now commonly played upon full sized alleys the end cross member l2. It is to be under- 5 and designated by the term bowling. stood that there are four legs ll, two at each end Briefly described, my invention consists of a of the table and that a brace 20 extends between table which may be adjusted to two diiferent each of these pairs of legs.-

UNITED STATEISIPATENT OFFICE heights and my novel basket construction, in- An auxiliary leg 2| is hinged at 22 to the eluding a pivoted shield and templet, is deleg I! aim a hook 23 maintains these legs in '10 tachably positioned at one end of the table. alined relationship. .A second brace 24 extends Some of the many advantages of my invention between these auxiliarylegs to strengthen the area-the gutters of the alley are very simply same. A lag screw 25 is provided in each of formed; the protruding end of the table tene the eight legs and serves to adjust the height sions the canvas forming the basket and also f of the table at various points. A hook 26 is 15 this protruding end aids in spacing the side' provided at the lower end of the. auxiliary leg walls of the basket; the shield located over the 2| and an eyelet 21 is located in the leg ll. basket also serves as a plet thus eliminating From the construction. shown it will be seen material; the basket is readily collapsible; and that the auxiliary leg 2| maybe turned upfinally the templet is easily moved from operawardly about the hinge 22 after the hook 23 tive to inoperative position. has been ,unfastened and the hook 26 then in- Other v n s an fe f my 00nserted into the eyelet 21 and thus this auxiliary struction reside in its construction whereby it leg will be held out of use and the lag screw 25, may be economically built and whereby the received in a recess 28 when the auxiliary leg is 5 several functions necessary to this game may positioned therebelow, will carry the'table and ,25

be quickly and speedily performed. hold it in a relatively low position.

the drawingsi- Referring now to the basket construction, nu-

1 is a plan of one end of the table meral 30 indicates the two sides of the basket q pp With y novel basket construction. and these have offset downwardly extending 30 2 is a Cross Sectional V e t ough Fig. 1. portions 3| and laterally extending portions 32. 30

Fig. 3 is a view in section taken along the The portions 32 have dowels l5 which fit into line of the holes 33, previously mentioned, and brack- Fi 4 is a f a menta y s t al view taken ets 34, see Figs. 1, and 2, are attached at 35 5 118 the line o I Y Y onto the top surface of the sides ll of the table.

35 Fi 5 i a sectional view through one end Thus the basket sides so are held in parallelism. 35 Of y novel table- It is also to be noted that the table top l0 ex- Like numerals refer to like parts in the sevtends betweenthe ofiset portions 3| of the has: eral views. ket sides and also aids in maintaining them/in The table construction consists of a top memproperly spaced relationship. a her Ill, this forming t alley 1 0 which the A spacer bar 36 is pivoted at 31 onto the top 40 balls are rolled, sides II and end cross members edge f one of the basket Sides d it ite The end f members i hold the Side end carries a clip-3 8 which straddles the other members m spaced paranehsm and these basket side when the construction is assembled. side members extend upwardly above the alley Referring now particularly to Fig.1 numeral member III as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5. -The 5 m or an member m is of lesser than 40 indicates a cross arm which connects the side s g; of the Side members wand com arms ti and a sheet of pressed wood 42,- hav I p t l f h ing openings 43 therein, is fastened to all three sequently g tars 3 gg" f g i of these arms The rough side of this pressed thereod' uarter roun-mem rs ,eo- I 5o cated adjacent the outer sides of the gutters as wood mdlcated at m F 1s Posltloned as clearly Shown in The Side members shown and therefore contacts against the top have holes 33 extending downwardly therein for Surface of the alley when the templet is P a fl to be described t tioned as shown in Fig. 2. Each of the side Referring now to Fig. 5, numeral l6 indicates a s 4| has an upwa dly extending Portion a cross member which is slanted as shown and which is slotted at 46 and pivotal means 41 55 extends through each of these slots into the respective basket side 40. The U-shaped construction may be swung upwardly to a position against the spacer bar I8. This is shown in dotted lines.

A piece of canvas is fastened along the vertical rear edges of the basket sides by means of cleats 5| and the tacks 52, see Fig. 3, and a reinforcing padding 53 is located thereagainst as shown. The canvas is also tacked to the outer lower sides of the offset portion of side members 30 and is extended upwardly at the inner side of the oflfset portion as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This upward extension is indicated by the reference numeral 55. The end cross memher I! of the table, see Figs. 4 and 5, protrudes beyond the ends of the sides II and thus the canvas extension is tensioned by engagement against this ofi'setportion as clearly shown in Fig. 4. ceiving the pins when they are thrown rearwardly by the contact of the ball, thereagainst. The ball may be propelled by means of a cue or else simply rolled. i,

The operation The operation is easily understood. The device is assembled and fastened onto the table as shown in Fig. 2 and the pins are located within the templet 42, the slots 43 serving to guide them to their exact positions. The protruding end of the alley pushes the canvas rearwardly and tautens the same as will be understood from an inspectionof the drawings. The templet is then raised to the dotted line position shown and in this position it serves to hold the spacer bar in place and of more importance it serves as a shield to prevent the: pins from flying out of the basket. The impact of the ball against the pins causes them to be thrown rearwardly and scattered and to usually strike against the padding l3 and then drop into the basket.

Next, the templet is swung downwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and then the pins are manually inserted in the larger part of the several openings 43 and thence slid forwardly to their correct positions. The templet is now slid forwardly along the alley until the pivots 41 contact the rear of the slots 46 and then the templet may be turned upwardly to its dotted line position.

The invention is deflned in the appended claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a game table construction, the combination of, a basket having two elongated sides, brackets located atone end of each of these sides, a spacer barpivoted to one of the basket sides at its other end, a clip fastened to the end of the spacer bar and adapted to straddle the other side of the basket and shielding means pivoted between the basket sides and-adapted Thus a taut basket is formed for reto, rest upon the said spacer bar when located in one of its positions.

'2. A combination of elements as recited in claim 1, in which the pivoted shielding means is adapted to be tilted downwardly to a second position, said shielding means having a plurality of openings therein and serving as a templet when in its said second position.

a 3. In combination, a table having vertically located sides and a top located between and below-the edges of the sides, said-top being of lesser width than the space between the sides whereby gutters are formed between the top and each of the sides, cross members located underneath the top tohold the sides in spaced rela-' tionship, basket sides fastened along the topv edges of the' sides at one end thereof so as to extend in cantilever fashion therefrom, said basket sides having depending portions which extend to a plane below the top of the table, a piece of canvas fastened. to these depending portions and extending upwardly at the ends of the basket sides which are spaced away from the table and means for detachably connecting the basket sides at the upper edges whereby they are held in spaced relationship.

4. A combination of elements as set forth in claim 3 in which the means for fastening the basket sides to the top edges of the sides of the table are made detachable.

5. A construction as recited in claim 3 in which said shielding means resting upon the detachable means.

6. A construction as recited in claim 3 in which shielding means is pivoted between the sides, said shielding means being capable of being swung upwardly to serve as a shielding means or to be swung downwardly to a position adjacent the top surface 01' the table.

"7. In combination, two basket sides having .respective offset portions extending downwardly adjacent one end thereof, canvas fastened to these offset portions and extending upwardly to form a basket, a U-shaped frame pivoted between the sides of the basket, a templet fastened to the U-shaped frame, one side of thetemplet being roughened for the purpose described.

8.. In combination, a game table having an offset end, a basket including a frame with flexible unsupported material across one side thereof, and means for maintaining the said between. said templet having a flat member with one side of the basket against the oflset table a series of elongated openings therein for the purpose described, said pivot of the templet including a slot whereby the templet may be slid longitudinally.

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